2004 HONDA CR-V Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE HOOD ON HER HONDA CR-V OPENED AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. THIS OCCURRED ON A MONDAY MORNING. SHE HAD JUMPED THE BATTERY ON THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT AND CLOSED THE HOOD. SHE DROVE THAT NIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE ALL DAY SUNDAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HEARD A POP AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED MAKING A REVVING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR TURNED TO WARM. I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND HAD TO DRIVE FOR THE NEXT 7 HOURS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS LUCKILY STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS WASN'T A NORMAL THING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING OIL AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY METAL PIECES FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR HOUSING WALL. AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODE AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. THE REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVAL DRYER ASSEMBLY. THE LINES NEEDED TO FLUSHED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN VERY COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER $1200.00. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODED AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT SYSTEM. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVER DRYER ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN $1207.43 IN DAMAGES ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

ON AUGUST 20TH, 2007 AT 7:30 AM WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 16 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL MY 2004 HONDA CRV BEGAN TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A THROTTLE CABLE MALFUNCTION THAT LED TO THE CARS UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER ENDURED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS FORCED TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF CARS ALL WHILE HAVING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DECIDING TO APPLY THE HAND BRAKE WE DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. WE RAN ONE STOP SIGN AND BEFORE COMING TO A DEAD END STREET THANKFULLY WE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP AFTER BEING FORCED TO JUST TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING MY SON CALL A FRIEND FOR HELP AND ADVICE. MY SON AND I WERE COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT NOTHING WORSE CAME OF THIS. THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS HARMED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE OPERATOR AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETECT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PICK UP ALL COST RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION BUT TRUTHFULLY I AM NOT LOOKING TO GET BACK IN THAT CAR. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE-IN. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY SON, ME, OR ANYONE ELSE.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING BACK FROM VACATION FROM FLORIDA, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OUT OF MY CAR. AS WE WERE DRIVING WE NOTICED THAT THE AIR WASN'T COOLING LIKE IT SHOULD BE. SO FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS WE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY AIR IN 100 DEGREE HEAT. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE AIR COMPRESSOR COMPLETELY FELL APART AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND RUINED THE AIR CONDITIONER SO THAT THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE, SO I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP AND HAD TO HAGGLE WITH THEM FOR OVER A WEEK SO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO ONLY PAY $600. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND ENTIRE AC SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED. NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF AC COMPRESSOR, ALL LINES, EVAPORATOR, EXPANSION VALVE AND CONDENSER. APPROXIMATE COST $2800.00. MILEAGE ON AUTO 48,264. *TR

I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL FOR "AIR BAGS: FRONTAL" ISSUED IN JUNE 2004. ALSO, THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE REPORTED ON THE AC COMPRESSORS. THEY CHARGED ME $395 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE MINE. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *JB

I HAD TAKEN MY SON TO A LOCAL PARK FOR BATTING PRACTICE AND WHEN WE WERE READY TO LEAVE I HAD ASKED MY SON PUT THE BAT AND BALLS IN THE TRUNK OF THE 2004 HONDA CRV. WHEN MY SON HAD PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK, INSTEAD OF SWINGING OPEN, THE TRUNK HAD FALLEN OFF AS THE HINGE PIN BROKE. THE DOOR FELL DOWNWARD, SUSTAINED A LEFT A SIGNIFICANT SCRATCH ON HIS LEG. HAD HE NOT MOVED QUICKLY THE DOOR COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY RATHER THAN JUST A SCRATCH OR HAD MY PREGNANT WIFE BEEN THE ONE TO OPEN IT A VERY SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO FRONTIER HONDA IN LONGMONT, CO, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE FIX BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND NEVER HAD SERVICED THE CAR WITH HONDA, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS KEPT UP ON ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE). ONE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT, WHILE HONDA AMERICA , TOLD ME IT WAS MY OWN FAULT FOR NOT HAVING THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT HONDA. I WAS SO DISGUSTED AT THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THE VERY NEXT WEEKEND, I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND TRADED IT IN FOR A SAFER VEHICLE.*AK